ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
single word; a few words; brief comment
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
only; merely; but; no more than
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
family; members of a family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pick up; to find; to gather
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ago; since; before; previous
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information